Grain-car



W. s. HANSON. Grain-Gar.

No. 228,814. Patented June 15,1880.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM S. HANSON, OF MOUNT PLEASANT, IOWA.

GRAIN-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 228,814, dated June 15,1880.

I Application filed January 29, 1880.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. HANSON, ofMount Pleasant, in the county of Henry and State of Iowa, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Grain-Oars; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan; andFig. 3 is a crosssection taken vertically through the fastenings of oneof the sliding bottoms.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by like lettersof reference.

This invention relates to dumping or selfunloading cars or vehicles; andit consists in certain improvements in the construction of the same,which will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointedout in the claim.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A represents the body of a car orvehicle, supported, in the usual manner, upon axles B B and wheels G (l.The body A may consist of one or more compartments, D, the bottoms ofeach of which are sloped or beveled toward the center, so as to 'formhoppers from which the load or contents of each compartment may readilyescape through the central opening, E.

The spouts F, projecting downwardly from the said central opening, areprovided with slide-doors G, for which suitable cleats or guides H areprovided under the bottom of the car or vehicle.

I I are brackets or cross-bars arranged transversely under the guides Hto support the sliding doors G. The latter are provided with arms J,having openings K, corresponding with suitable openings or notches L inthe cross-pieces I, through which keys M may be inserted to retain thesaid slide-doors in position during transit.

The keys M, which are attached to the cross-bars I by chains N, areprovided with notches O, to receive hinged lock-plates P, which, inturn, are provided with slots Q, fitting over staples R, upon which theyare secured by keys or looks S.

To open the slide-doors a suitably-arranged lever, T, or a simple hookedrod, may be employed.

The operation of my invention will be readily understood.

To unload the car it is' only necessary to open the slide door or doors,when the load will be dumped from the hopper-shaped compartments throughthe spouts upon the ground, or into any receptacles or conveyers whichmay be placed underneath.

It will be noticed that the sides of the spouts are provided with hooksU, for the convenient attachment of such conveyers, especially when of aflexible nature.

Grain-cars have prior to my invention been provided with hopper-doorsoperated by detachable levers, and a hasp and staple have been employedto lock the hopper-door when closed. I do not broadly claim either ofthese constructions.

- Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States- As an improvement in dumping carsor vehicles, the body A, having hopper-shaped compartments D, providedwith spouts F, and slidedoors G, having arms J, provided with openingsK, guides or cleats H, cross-bars I, having notches L, and keys M, allarranged and operating substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM S. HANSON.

Witnesses:

W. J. JEFFRIEs, H. L. VOTAW.

